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SiFive Introduces RISC-V Linux-Capable Multicore Processor

posted by Fnord666 on Monday February 05 2018, @03:16AM   Printer-friendly
from the HiFive-Unleashed dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

Slowly but surely, RISC-V, the Open Source architecture for everything from microcontrollers to server CPUs is making inroads in the community. Now SiFive, the major company behind putting RISC-V c...

That's damned nifty but at a grand for a 1.5GHz system, I don't see them selling that many to consumers.

Source: https://hackaday.com/2018/02/03/sifive-introduces-risc-v-linux-capable-multicore-processor/

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Unixnut on Monday February 05 2018, @02:04PM (1 child)

    by Unixnut (5779) on Monday February 05 2018, @02:04PM (#633269)

    Yeah, but your phone is also riddled with binary blobs and god knows what else. I sure don't trust my phone with any sensitive information (if it were possible I wouldn't even keep my contact list on it, but if I go that far, I might as well not bother with a smartphone at all).

    Thing is, no open architecture systems are available now apart from this one. Even the raspberry pi has low level binary blobs to function. While I agree at this price point it could be considered a bit steep, I am hopeful with time prices will drop. Especially as one of the big HDD manufacturers plans to use the RISC-V chip in their disks.

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday February 05 2018, @02:30PM

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Monday February 05 2018, @02:30PM (#633278) Homepage Journal

    Binary blobs aren't any more more nefarious than closed-design chips, which these quickly became.

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